LETTER: Lottery solution

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Dec 31, 2012 at 12:01 AM

To those of you who would be opposed to “some type of tax to ensure the placement of a school resource officer in every elementary, middle and high school in Etowah County,” is this a hard-line stance against any type of new taxes?

To those of you who would be opposed to “some type of tax to ensure the placement of a school resource officer in every elementary, middle and high school in Etowah County,” is this a hard-line stance against any type of new taxes?I don’t want to pay more taxes either, but I would for this. Is it that you are opposed to guns in our schools by anyone? I would be opposed, too, in a perfect world, but it’s not a perfect world.Is it that you think that this is not the only solution to a very complex problem? If so, I agree, but it’s an obvious, quick method to get our children some protection while the bigger puzzle is being put together. A common-sense funding solution would be to pass a state lottery and have some of the proceeds earmarked for school protection. It would be a way to fund school protection and not raise taxes?Please don’t bore me with the pious rants about gambling. Mississippi, Tennessee and Georgia all have lotteries and they are benefiting from a lot of Alabama money. I don’t pretend to speak for God, but I doubt He cares what state we buy our lottery tickets in.Mike ChristianGadsden

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